Welcome to the Institutional Review Board  
for Health Sciences Research (IRB-HSR)

 

The Institutional Review Board for Health Sciences Research (IRB-HSR) is responsible for reviewing all medically related research involving human subjects conducted by UVA faculty, employees and students. The IRB-HSR also serves as the HIPAA Privacy Board for research involving Protected Health Information (PHI) as part of the Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) at the University of Virginia. Review of human subject research is required for funded and non-funded research and for research conducted by faculty, students, and all those under the purview of the University of Virginia.

 

The HRPP Staff will be at the 2024 PRIM&R Annual Conference in Seattle from November 17th-20th, 2024. Please be patient with us during this time.

 

Protocol Builder & IRB Online IRB ProOffice Hours Forms

Get Started

This section covers the basics of the IRB-HSR processes and is a great resource if you are a new investigator.

Submissions

Here you will find guidance on the different types of IRB-HSR submission processes for your study.

After Approval

Learn about post-approval study maintenance and end of study requirements to keep your study compliant.

 

Tools for Study Teams

Forms for IRB-HSR
Non-Human Research Determinations
IRB-HSR Microlearning (previously called Learning Shots)
EMERGENCY USE
Researcher Guide for IRB-HSR

Announcements:

  • Welcome to our new website!  Check out our 5-minute Introduction video below. Our site has a new mobile friendly format to help you browse with your phone.

 

  • Suggestion Box: Share your thoughts on what you like or any feedback for improvements with us here. Your ideas will help us to shape future plans for UVA's Human Research Protection Program. Note, for urgent maters, please see the Compliance Helpline.
  • Huron's IRB System Demonstration video is now available (behind Netbadge). Please share your thoughts with us as we consider this system while making future plans for UVA's Human Research Protection Program.
  • Want to serve on the IRB-HSR Full Board?  We would love you to join us.  Reach out and let us know you are interested.
  • Check out the demonstration of BRANY's commercially available Protocol Builder and Informed Consent Builder systems.
  • Generative AI Notice:  If you are using an artificial intelligence system (Chat GPT, Copilot, Gemini, Claude, etc.) for any purpose in your human subject research study (i.e. development, conduct, analysis or publication) then tell the IRB.  This plan for the study must be approved by the IRB prior to implementation. Information on Generative AI Tools can be found on the UVA Information Technology Services website.

Events

Note on the Meeting Schedule: Not all studies require Full Board Review for approval.  Many studies qualify as minimal risk and can be approved by the IRB Chair or designee on a rolling basis.  To learn more, see the Protocol Review Process page.

Calendars & Deadlines

For new protocols or for modifications requiring submission to the convened full board please note: the deadline is at NOON on the due dates listed.

Submissions will be placed on the agenda per the availability of reviewers from the appropriate specialty. The review of a protocol may need to be delayed to a subsequent meeting if a reviewer from the appropriate specialty is not available or if a large number of protocols are received for one meeting. If this occurs, the investigators will be contacted to determine the urgency needed for a review.

If all protocols considered for a delay in review have the same urgency for review, they will be placed on the agenda according to the submission date. It is therefore best to submit a protocol as soon as it is completed and to not wait until the deadline date. The study team will be notified of the delay prior to the meeting.

Click here to see 2024 dates.

Click here to see 2025 dates. 

 

Tools for IRB Full Board Members and IRB Staff

Forms for IRB Board Members
Forms for IRB-HSR Staff Members